sunset

英 [ˈsʌnset]

美 [ˈsʌnset]

n.  日落; 傍晚; 晚霞; (法律的)自动废止期，效力消减期
adj.  霞红色的; 浅橘红色的; 衰落的; 最后期的; 定期废止的
v.  (使)定期届满废止

复数：sunsets　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7738 / COCA.5739

牛津词典

noun

• 日落；傍晚
  the time when the sun goes down and night begins
  1. Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
     每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
• 晚霞
  the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
  1. a spectacular sunset
     绚烂的晚霞
• （法律的）自动废止期，效力消减期
  a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
  1. There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
     新税种的有效施行期限为五年。

adj.

• 霞红色的；浅橘红色的
  used to describe a colour that is like one of the colours in a sunset
  1. sunset yellow
     日落黄
• 衰落的；最后期的
  used to describe sth that is near its end, or that happens at the end of sth
  1. This is his sunset tour after fifty years as a singer.
     这是他五十年歌手生涯结束前最后一次巡回演出。
• 定期废止的
  designed to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
  1. a two-year sunset clause in the new law
     新法律中的一条实施期限为两年的“落日条款”

verb

• （使）定期届满废止
  to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
  1. The tax relief will sunset after a year.
     税款减免将在一年后废止。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 日落(时分);傍晚;黄昏
  Sunsetis the time in the evening when the sun disappears out of sight from the sky.
  1. The dance ends at sunset.
     舞会在日落时分结束。
• N-COUNT 晚霞;落日余晖
  Asunsetis the colours and light that you see in the western part of the sky when the sun disappears in the evening.
  1. There was a red sunset over Paris.
     巴黎的天空映着红色的晚霞。

英英释义

noun

• the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
• atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
• the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
  Synonym:sundown

adj

• of a declining industry or technology
  1. sunset industries

双语例句

• Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood.
  怀尔德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部对好莱坞的辛辣讽刺片。
• Rosy morning clouds indicate rain, and a rosy sunset means fine weather.
  早霞主雨，晚霞主晴。
• Only a trace of sunset glow remained on the horizon.
  天边只留下一抹残照。
• We fade in the closing music as the hero rides off into the sunset.
  随着主人公朝着落日骑马而去，我们渐渐加大结尾音乐的音量。
• The dance ends at sunset.
  舞会在日落时分结束。
• The author tried to depict the splendor of the sunset.
  作家试图摹写落日的光彩。
• Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.
  落霞与孤鹜齐飞。
• We got a sunset here.
  我在这里看到了日落。
• We reached harbour at sunset.
  日落时我们抵达了港口。
• The astronomical clock, invented by the Chinese scientist Su Song over 800 years ago, was the first of its kind in the world. It gave the correct time of the day and night, as well as the sunrise and the sunset.
  中国科学家苏颂800多年前发明的天文钟是世界上最早的天文钟。它能自动报告昼夜时刻和日出、日落等情况。